VELEZ v. STATE

Nos. 88-54, 88-1441.

554 So.2d 545 (1989)

Hector VELEZ and Ruiz Velez, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender and Barbara L. Condon, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellants.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Paula C. Coffman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


SHARP, Judge.

Hector and Ruiz Velez appeal from their convictions for trafficking in cocaine in violation of section 893.135(1)(b)(3), Florida Statutes (1985). Their cases were consolidated for appeal. They argue that the trial court erred by denying their respective motions to suppress evidence of the cocaine found in the trunk of the car in which they were traveling. They urge that the initial stop of their car by Trooper...

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